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Recent advances at a nanoscale make the atomic world very fascinating since images of nanoparticles or even atom clusters can be revealed on the surface of a substrate. Specifically considered hereafter is the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) for revealing atomic events and the electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope (ESTM) for characterizing electrochemical reactions at the probe tip and substrate. These techniques are briefly described using models and selected atomic images due to the lack of space in this textbook. Among several techniques, STM and ESTM are useful for studying fundamental electrochemical problems through nanoscale science. The studied electrochemical events are commonly conducted in a nanogap between a very sharp metallic tip and a substrate (electrode). The nanogap ranges from 1 nm to less than 10 nm, and it represents a potential energy barrier.
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Perez, N. (2016). Nano-electrochemistry. In: Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24847-9_4
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